Thematic Bible
Psalm 38:1 (show verse)
([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, do not correct me or discipline me in your burning anger.
Psalm 38:2 (show verse)
Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.
Psalm 38:3 (show verse)
No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
Psalm 38:4 (show verse)
My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
Psalm 38:5 (show verse)
My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.
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Psalm 38:6 (show verse)
I am bent over and bowed down very low. All day I walk around in sadness.
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Psalm 38:7 (show verse)
My insides are filled with burning pain, and no healthy spot is left on my body.
Psalm 38:8 (show verse)
I am numb and completely devastated. I roar because my heart is filling with anguish.
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Psalm 38:9 (show verse)
You know all my desires, O Jehovah. My groaning has not been hidden from you.
Psalm 38:10 (show verse)
My heart pounds. I have lost my strength. In my blindness the light of my eyes has left me.
Psalm 38:11 (show verse)
My loved ones and my friends keep their distance and my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.
Psalm 38:12 (show verse)
Those who seek my life lay traps for me. Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me. All day long they think of ways to deceive me.
Psalm 38:13 (show verse)
But I am like some one deaf and speechless.
Psalm 38:14 (show verse)
I am like one who cannot hear and who can offer no arguments.
Psalm 38:15 (show verse)
I wait with hope for you, O Jehovah. You will answer, O Jehovah, my God.
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Psalm 38:16 (show verse)
I said: Do not let them gloat over me. When my foot slips, do not let them promote themselves at my expense.
Psalm 38:17 (show verse)
I am ready to fall. I feel pain continually.
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Psalm 38:18 (show verse)
I confess my guilt. My sin troubles me.
Psalm 38:19 (show verse)
My mortal enemies are growing stronger. Many hate me for no reason.
Psalm 38:20 (show verse)
They pay me back with evil instead of good, and they accuse me because I try to do what is good.
Psalm 38:21 (show verse)
Do not abandon me, O Jehovah. O my God, do not be so distant from me.
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Psalm 38:22 (show verse)
Come quickly to help me, Jehovah my salvation.
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